Physics

Scottish and Irish rocks confirmed as rare record of ‘snowball Earth’

Scottish and Irish rocks confirmed as rare record of ‘snowball Earth’

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

A view of Garbh Eileach, the largest island in the Garvellach island chain where the gradational transition into snowball Earth is recorded. ...

Astronomers identify more than one thousand new star cluster candidates

Astronomers identify more than one thousand new star cluster candidates

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

The central 870 pc of the Cigar Galaxy seen with NIRCam. Credit: Levy et al., 2024. By analyzing the images obtained with ...

Researchers observe ‘locked’ electron pairs in a superconductor cuprate

Researchers observe ‘locked’ electron pairs in a superconductor cuprate

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

This is a graphic drawing that represents how electrons lock together in a superconducting material. Credit: Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory For ...

Scientists create a cell that precludes malignant growth

Scientists create a cell that precludes malignant growth

Health
Sarah Carter

Treated human stem cells transplanted into a laboratory animal. The cells have differentiated to produce proteins occurring in human pancreatic cells. Colors: ...

Scientists successfully create a time crystal made of giant atoms

Scientists successfully create a time crystal made of giant atoms

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Experimental protocol and mean-field phase diagram. Credit: Nature Physics (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02542-9 A crystal is an arrangement of atoms that repeats itself ...

Evidence of water vapor detected in the atmosphere of Smertrios

Evidence of water vapor detected in the atmosphere of Smertrios

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Artist’s concept of Smertrios. Credit: NASA. Using the CARMENES spectrograph, astronomers have found evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of a ...

Repurposed technology used to probe new regions of Mars’ atmosphere

Repurposed technology used to probe new regions of Mars’ atmosphere

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Orbital configuration of Mars express (red) and trace gas orbiter (blue) during a typical mutual radio occultation observation, with a black/white arrow ...

A concentrated beam of particles and photons could push us to Proxima Centauri

A concentrated beam of particles and photons could push us to Proxima Centauri

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Depiction of the diffraction issues with particle a photon beams, and how a “self-guided” combined beam keeps providing pushing power even to ...

Permaculture found to be a sustainable alternative to conventional agriculture

Permaculture found to be a sustainable alternative to conventional agriculture

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

by Kerstin Theilmann, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau For a stable agricultural system with functioning cycles, the individual components (animal species, crops, trees, ...

Using copper to convert CO₂ to methane could be game changer in mitigating climate change

Using copper to convert CO₂ to methane could be game changer in mitigating climate change

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Credit: Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124061 Carbon in the atmosphere is a major driver of climate change. Now ...